Another SCARE with Matthew!

I tell you one thing. Gray hair? I've got it. Thank God for color, but I'm going to need another bottle by the end of the week. I'm wondering if I'm just too darn old for this!

I woke Matthew up today (I let Becca and him sleep in) and he was hot. He just wasn't hot, he was HOT ENOUGH TO FRY SOMETHING ON HIS FOREHEAD! He didn't want to get up, he didn't want breakfast, he didn't want something to eat, he didn't want to change clothes, nothing...............just cry and whine and do nothing. Well, luckily I know the number to Children's Hospital by heart now! Spoke with another on-call physician about his 102 degree temperature. (Mind you, he's still on TYLENOL!) So I'm wondering...........being on anti-biotics, being on tylenol, and he still has a big temperature! Off we went.

By the time we got to the hospital, his temperature was up to 102.5. AFTER, I gave him Tylenol, yet again (because I was told to give it to him before we left). Geez. He was so hot. He didn't want his coat on, he started taking off his no-no's, he didn't want his hat on......etc. Spongebaths (no real bath because of his ear tubes and facial sutures) and Tylenol. The end result is they think he has a viral thing happening. He has a nasty cough, but his lungs are clear. (Asthma is ok.) The cough is related to the tube being down his throat for inabation. (hope I spelled that right)

No meds. Just to treat the symptoms but if the temperature reaches 104? Take him to the local ER, ASAP! So far, it's down to 101. With Tylenol. He's gotten it every 4 hours.

I tell ya, rushing him here and there and as hot as he was..........they took us right in! No waiting! He was NOT a happy camper. Listless is a good adjective to use for him.

Now though? He is sleeping. He slept for 4 hours at naptime. He's tired. He's better. He's drank alot of apple juice (the one with splenda). Had a "blue clue's" ice pack on his forehead for a bit. Made him feel better.

Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Hopefully? NOTHING! His sutures are starting to fall off his lip. We took the packing out of his nostril yesterday before church and WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! What a difference!!!! Still puffy, mind you, but wow!

Oh yeah, we've had 4 nose bleeds since Friday too. (that's another reason why Children's knows us REAL well at the moment. Because of the color of the nose bleeds! Bright, bright red! *clot red*) Other than all of this? We are doing well.

Kim? (from CHI?) Thank you for telling me about the "blowing in his ear with the Floxin"! It works like a charm! Have no clue why, but he doesn't fight us anymore when we do that. Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who is giving us encouragement through emails, IM's, comments, mail, etc. We appreciate it!

Momma Kooky